Camp/Workshop for Girls

Since I'm a young woman trying to become more involved in tech, I want to inspire and encourage other youth to do the same. There are many stereotypes about tech, and young girls may not know what the truth about tech is. I would like to hold a camp/workshops that teaches girls (many of which are underprivileged) to code and apply those skills to building website, apps, and other things they can imagine. I am most likely going to be teaching HTML and CSS. I would also bring in successful tech ladies to talk to these girls and offer mentorship and Q & As.

I feel that getting girls involved in tech from a younger age is very important, and getting involved is sometimes hard, especially when many of them face societal stereotypes. With my camp and workshops, I hope to reach out to these girls and provide them resources so that they can explore STEM. At the end of the day, I want them to feel empowered and have the mindset that they can create amazing things by being involved in tech. I want them to be able to empower themselves to go beyond gender roles, and inspire others around them as well.I think the mentorship aspect with older women involved in tech is important because growing up, having a role model tremendously contributes to one's overall development. With a mentor, they would be able to help guide the girls' passions and nurture a relationship so that the girl could ask them anything.